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Lateset news first. Four total. Plus two diplomatic cables in CHRONOLOGICAL
order.
(1) Heidi Blake, WikiLeaks cables: Zardari is a numbskull, British told
Americans. Telegraph, Feb 5, 2011.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/wikileaks
/8304635/WikiLeaks-cables-Zardari-is-a-numbskull-British-told-Americans.html
Note: numbskull/ numskull (n; numb + skull): "a dull or stupid person :
DUNCE" www.m-w.com
(2) Christopher Hope, WikiLeaks cables: how America spied on the Foreign
Office. Telegraph, Feb 4, 2011.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/wikileaks/8304628/Wik
Note: For FCO, see Foreign and Commonwealth Office
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
/Foreign_and_Commonwealth_Office
(commonly called the Foreign Office or the FCO; created in 1968 by merging
the Foreign Office and the Commonwealth Office; The head of the FCO is the
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, commonly
abbreviated to "Foreign Secretary")
(3) Matthew Moore, WikiLeaks cables: US agrees to tell Russia Britain's
nuclear secrets. Telegraph, Feb 4, 2011.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/wikileaks
/8304654/WikiLeaks-cables-US-agrees-to-tell-Russia-Britains-nuclear-secrets.
html
My comment:
(a) The report suggested that US had disclosed Russians serial numbers--and
thus the exact number--of Trident missiles owned by UK. UK had maintained “
up to 160” nuclear warheads and "how many" Trident missiles it had, without
allowing Russia to verify the numbers.
(b) UK Trident programme
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Trident_programme

Quote:
"Royal Navy operates 58 nuclear-armed Trident II D-5 submarine-launched
ballistic missiles and around 200 nuclear warheads on 4 Vanguard-class
ballistic missile submarines from Clyde Naval Base on Scotland's west coast.
At least one of these submarines is always on patrol as a continuous at-sea
deterrent, armed with up to 16 Trident missiles and around 48 nuclear
warheads (an average of three warheads per missile), although each submarine
can carry up to 160 nuclear warheads with 10 warheads per missile. This is
to be reduced to 8 missiles per boat, with a total of 40 warheads per boat,
as a result of the 2010 Strategic Defence Review
"'Trident' entered service in 1994. Since the 1998 Strategic Defence Review,
the UK's nuclear deterrent is based entirely on submarine-launched missiles
, as these are seen as the most reliable method of delivery.
(4) Heidi Blake, WikiLeaks cables: planned US missile shield blind to
nuclear weapons. Telegraph, Feb 3, 2011.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/wikileaks
/8300950/WikiLeaks-cables-planned-US-missile-shield-blind-to-nuclear-weapons
.html
Note:
(a) This report concerned US MDA director's presentation to Russia. MDA:
Missile Defense Agency
(b) To read the cable, in the box headlined RELATED ARTICLES click the last
item "RUSSIA-U.S. MISSILE DEFENSE NEGOTIATIONS, OCTOBER 10, 2007 03 Feb 2011
."
(c) X band
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-band
(a segment of the microwave radio region of the electromagnetic spectrum; In
radar engineering, the frequency range is specified by the IEEE at 8.0 to
12.0 GHz; section 2 Radar)
(5) SCENESETTER FOR JUNE 4 SECURITY DIALOGUE. US embassy in Beijing cable (
Ref ID: 08BEIJING2087; 5/29/2008)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wikileaks-files/china-wikileaks
Quote:
"China has asked that the United States sell Blackhawk engines and spare
parts, which China says would assist helicopter-borne relief efforts. Since
provision of such assistance would require overcoming Tiananmen Sanctions
that prohibit U.S. military technology transfers to China, we suggested the
Chinese take advantage of a Japanese offer of Chinook helicopters and crew.
{Japan offered and China said no.]
"Attacks on the Olympic Torch Run in cities around the world and threats of
an Olympic boycott led to nationalistic sentiments expressed through Chinese
demonstrations and boycott campaigns aimed against foreign-owned businesses
. After initially fanning the flames, the Chinese Government reined in
nationalistic sentiment. The United States largely steered clear of this
controversy.
"Approximately one-half to two-thirds of China's defense spending is not
reflected in published defense expenditures. Weapons development, retirement
salaries and foreign acquisitions, including Kilo submarines, Sovremenny-
class guided missile destroyers and SU-27/SU-30 aircraft, are not covered in
official figures.
"Once the Beidou positioning system is complete, the PLA will have better
than one-meter accuracy throughout China and bordering areas. Within the
next few years, the PLA Navy could be running limited operations from an ex-
VARYAG carrier, although a fully indigenous carrier is not expected in the
near term.
"However, Beijing's leaders seem unsure what Ma's victory [in presidential
election two month before] may mean in the longer term, and Chinese
observers worry about the limited potential for significant progress on
political issues such as Taiwan's BEIJING 00002087 003 OF 004 identity and
international space. The change of administration in Taiwan poses challenges
for the PRC Government to manage the Taiwan issue with sophistication and
subtlety. [I think "BEIJING 00002087 003 OF 004" was improperly inserted
somehow.]
"We have reminded Beijing of our one China policy and our obligations under
the Taiwan Relations Act and have urged China's leaders to take advantage of
the historic opportunity [Ma's presidency] to improve cross-Strait
relations and to consider confidence-building measures such as withdrawing
missiles, aircraft and artillery currently deployed opposite Taiwan.
(6) U.S.-CHINA SECURITY DIALOGUE - MORNING SESSION. US embassy in Beijing
cable (Ref ID: 08BEIJING2281; 6/11/2008)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wikileaks-files
/china-wikileaks/8299320/U.S.-CHINA-SECURITY-DIALOGUE-MORNING-SESSION.html
(paragraphs 20 and 21: Blackhawk Parts)
Note: AFM He: Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei, whose counterpart was
Acting Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security John Rood
, of US Department of State.
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